Help with the output.

[Zns]

Hello, I can't find out why the output is the one in the picture, I can't understand the "k%4" condition

 

[WhiteCube]

K%4 is not a logical expression. % is the modulo operator. In this case it returns 0, 1, 2, or 3 depending on the value of K.

My guess is, C is treating 0 as false, and non zero as true.

The inner loop prints world when K is 150 (150%4=2), when K is 125 (125%4=1), and stops when K is 100 (100%4=0)

This is poor programming style. Just my opinion.

 

[Zns]

K%4 is not a logical expression. % is the modulo operator. In this case it returns 0, 1, 2, or 3 depending on the value of K.

My guess is, C is treating 0 as false, and non zero as true.

The inner loop prints world when K is 150 (150%4=2), when K is 125 (125%4=1), and stops when K is 100 (100%4=0)

This is poor programming style. Just my opinion.

Thank you for the reply.

 

[WhiteCube]

On the other hand, I would have no gripe with...

for(j=0;0<(k%4);j++)

That would be fine.

The reason I used the words "my guess is" was because the last time I used a C compiler, it didn't support a -= operator, so I can't make assumptions.

Speaking of true and false values, some programmers define them as constants at the start of their programs. That would make it easier to translate a program into another language. But then they use numeric literals elsewhere in their code, which makes the logical constants kind of pointless.

Perhaps its not about portability, I could be wrong.

 

[Infinityhost]

k%4 isn't rest from dividing k/4

ie.

k = 9;
k%4 = 1

?